I Really Didn’t Want to Increase My Favorability!

Chapter 221

“I’m going down,” Chu Fengyi glanced around and quickly headed downstairs. Xu Lin hurried to follow, worried that Chu Fengyi’s fiery demeanor might scare the girl.

When they reached downstairs, the other party had just entered the room. Seeing Chu Fengyi approaching, she looked a bit surprised. Was the person buying the house a foreigner?

Chu Fengyi immediately started speaking in English, and the girl hastily responded with a “hello.” But as Chu Fengyi continued and her speech sped up, the girl was dumbfounded; she couldn’t understand when it was too fast.

Xu Lin and Bai Xiaoxiao also came downstairs. Hearing Chu Fengyi speaking fluent English, the girl looked a bit overwhelmed. The master was putting on another act. At least, compared to her past violent outbursts, this playful method was safer.

The girl noticed Xu Lin and Bai Xiaoxiao, recognized them immediately, and waved a little shyly. “I can’t understand what she’s saying. Can you help? Do you know her?”

Xu Lin noticed Chu Fengyi glaring at him, then blinking several times. He seemed to get her meaning. “Yes, we know her. This lady wants to buy the villa. She understands Chinese but can’t speak it.”

“Oh, we’ve set the price at 3 million. I think it’s a very reasonable price.” The girl spoke coldly, but her eyes kept wandering to Chenpi in Xu Lin’s arms, as if she wanted to pet it.

“But she thinks it’s too expensive.” Chu Fengyi made an X sign, and Xu Lin followed up.

“How about 2.8 million?”

The other party immediately lowered the price by 200,000. Xu Lin and Chu Fengyi were both stunned. They hadn’t even started bargaining, and she cut her own price?

“But our friend thinks this house is only worth 2.2 million.”

Since Chu Fengyi had said the house was only worth 2.2 million, Xu Lin could only continue bargaining.

“That’s unreasonable. This is a wealthy area established thirty years ago in Jiu Hua District. It was redeveloped into villas fifteen years ago. These houses are only fifteen years old.”

“Not to mention many houses were built ten years ago. This villa is 1,600 square meters, fully furnished, and comes with a yard. I think 2.8 million is quite fair.”

“The thing is, in Linshui, house prices aren’t high to begin with. What’s the price per square meter?”

“1,750,” Bai Xiaoxiao said without any delay. “Your mental math is impressive,” Xu Lin praised her, and Bai Xiaoxiao shyly shook her head. “It’s just simple division.”

“So, 1,750 per square meter. I think it’s a fair price.”

The other party’s tone became firm, but Xu Lin just smiled and continued, “You see, we’re quite fated. You found our dog. You also live here and are the landlord. Isn’t that even more fated?”

“Then I’ll lower it by another 300,000, to 2.5 million. That’s our final offer. My mom told me not to sell below that.”

Although the girl seemed cold, it was as if she was easily persuaded to lower the price significantly again.

“Oh, I forgot. Your mother is the landlord, right? We’ll talk to her.”

“My mom isn’t home. She asked me to list it first. She’ll be back tomorrow.”

“This price…” Xu Lin glanced at Chu Fengyi, who had completely lost interest. She was sitting on the sofa, one hand holding a drink, the other holding a phone, watching videos.

Xu Lin was bewildered. What’s this? Didn’t you want to vent some anger and haggle? He then saw her mouthing, “She’s just a little girl, not interesting.”

“Are you sure you can make the decision?” Xu Lin braced himself. Chu Fengyi said she’s just a little girl without much experience in buying houses or negotiating prices. But since Chu Fengyi said it’s worth 2.2 million, he’d stick to that target. If it’s too expensive, they wouldn’t buy it.

“Can you lower it a bit more?”

“Now you’re just being unreasonable.” She said it in a flat tone, as if this house wasn’t her house.

“I just want to get to that 2.2 million price.”

“Then let me call my mom and see what she thinks.”

With that, she walked towards the corner. Chu Fengyi sighed, “I thought I’d be negotiating with an adult, not a kid still wet behind the ears.”

“Dear Master, what’s fun about negotiating? Isn’t your main goal to haggle over the price?”

“No, negotiating is the main thing.”

“Enough already. Do you really think this house is only worth 2.2 million?”

“Of course not. I’ve researched a lot of data. Linshui may be a small city, but it’s a transportation hub.”

“It’s developing quickly too. In just the past five years, the speed of urbanization and the pace of new rural reconstruction have been remarkably fast.”

“And starting last year, the city began expanding to the south and east. This villa area won’t be a backwater in the future, so its value is naturally high.”

She raised a finger, and after hearing her analysis, Xu Lin was quite impressed with her insight.

As she said, in the previous life, Linshui had indeed transformed significantly, with modern urban construction nearly complete.

The urban area might not compare to second or third-tier cities, but within its limits, Linshui had reached a high standard.

“Why don’t you add a bit more? I think 2.5 million would be fair.”

“Even a dog wouldn’t buy it for 2.5 million. This place is worth 2.2 million now, not a penny more.”

Seeing Chu Fengyi’s determination, Xu Lin didn’t say anything. It seemed Chu Fengyi was prepared to negotiate directly with the girl’s mother.

“Hey, where’s Bai Xiaoxiao?”

Straightening up and looking around, Xu Lin noticed Bai Xiaoxiao was gone. After a quick scan, he saw she had gone over to the girl.

He was a bit surprised, as Bai Xiaoxiao was usually quite shy and wouldn’t initiate a conversation even with familiar people, let alone a stranger. It must be because the girl had helped her find her dog last time.

Xu Lin guessed correctly. Bai Xiaoxiao had indeed mustered up the courage to go over and properly thank the girl.

“Hello.”

“Hello, what can I do for you?” The girl had just put down her phone and saw the girl who had lost her dog last time approaching.

“Thank you again for finding my Coco last time.”

“I told you, it was nothing. I like animals. But… in the future…”

“I heard from the staff there that you are a very kind person to help so many little creatures.”

“Well, I don’t have much to do anyway, so helping out some little ones is nice. What’s your name?”

“Bai Xiaoxiao.”

“My name is Jiang Zimeng. Actually, can that blonde girl speak Chinese, right?”

“Uh… yes… no.”

Bai Xiaoxiao wanted to lie but was clearly very bad at it.

“It doesn’t matter. Let’s see if my mom is satisfied with the final price. If not, there’s nothing more to discuss.”

Xu Lin saw the girl walking over and stood up to meet her. She said, “I talked to my mom. She agrees to 2.2 million, but it has to be paid in cash, all at once, and you cover all the fees.”

“Deal!”

Chu Fengyi also stood up and responded in Chinese, which didn’t seem to surprise the girl.

“My mom will be back tomorrow. You can discuss the details then. The price won’t change. We live next door at number 13. That’s it, I’m leaving now.”

“By the way, is this house not yours? Did you buy it?”

Although it was a bit rude, Xu Lin couldn’t help but ask, as he was curious about the unusual decor.

“This is our house. Why do you ask?”

“Just the decoration style.”

“My dad likes it this way. Anyway, I’m leaving.”

But just as Jiang Zimeng had walked several steps away and Xu Lin and the others were about to go back upstairs, she quickly ran back and took out a cat treat from her pocket.

She handed it to Chenpi and gently stroked the orange cat’s head.

“Meow~”

“So cute.”

She stood beside them, and although Xu Lin couldn’t see her face, he noticed her eyes curved into happy crescents.

Who would have thought that this straightforward girl, who seemed indifferent to everything, had such a cute side? Is this the magic of cats?!

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